Sleep aid composition and method

Abstract

A sleep composition including zolpidem and quetiapine in combination provides a healthy sleep pattern allowing the user to get seven or eight hours sleep. The amount of each ingredient in the combination is lower than the amount usually needed to provide this amount of sleep when the ingredients are being used alone.

I claim: 
     
       1. A pill comprising:
 a composition comprising a first compound and a second compound, wherein: 
 said first compound comprises zolpidem; 
 said second compound comprises quetiapine; and 
 wherein said composition comprises from 1 mg to 10 mg of said zolpidem combined with from 5 to 45 mg of said quetiapine. 
 
     
     
       2. A pill as in  claim 1  wherein said composition consists essentially of said zolpidem and said quetiapine. 
     
     
       3. A pill as in  claim 2  wherein said composition comprises less than 5 mg of said zolpidem. 
     
     
       4. A pill as in  claim 2  wherein said composition comprises from 10 mg to 45 mg of said quetiapine. 
     
     
       5. A pill as in  claim 2  wherein said composition comprises less than 25 mg of said quetiapine. 
     
     
       6. A pill comprising: a composition comprising zolpidem and quetiapine, said zolpidem and said quetiapine included in said composition in amounts wherein said quetiapine essentially eliminates the side effect of said zolpidem which hinders sleep without using said zolpidem. 
     
     
       7. A pill as in  claim 6  wherein said zolpidem and said quetiapine are included in said composition in amounts wherein said zolpidem essentially eliminates the side effect of said quetiapine which results in weight gain or the side effect of quetiapine that results in somnolence. 
     
     
       8. A pill as in  claim 1  wherein said zolpidem and said quetiapine are included in said composition in an amount sufficient to prevent tolerance to or addiction to said zolpidem. 
     
     
       9. A pill comprising:
 a composition comprising:
 zolpidem, said zolpidem included in said composition in an amount in which, when taken without quetiapine, it has an adverse effect in which the human body develops tolerance for the zolpidem, and larger and larger dosages are required for it to remain effective; and 
 quetiapine, said quetiapine included in said composition in an amount wherein said quetiapine essentially eliminates said adverse effect of said zolpidem in which the human body develops tolerance for the zolpidem. 
 
 
     
     
       10. A pill comprising:
 a composition comprising:
 quetiapine, said quetiapine included in said composition in an amount in which, when taken without zolpidem, it has a side effect of somnolence (drowsiness); and 
 zolpidem, wherein said zolpidem is included in said composition in an amount which essentially eliminates said side effect of said quetiapine which results in somnolence.